Permafrost interactive map: places, resources, loot and recipe notes

Permafrost is set in a hand-built world that is the same in every game, so a spot on the interactive map is the same spot in yours. The map holds 34 named places and 4,424 spots of 152 kinds, sorted into 10 layers you can switch on and off.

The named places are 7 safe zones, 12 exploration zones, 4 caves, 5 scavenging areas, 4 cold zones and 2 meeting places. The safe zones are Church, Crow's Nest, Horizon, Sonnenberg's Clinic, The Last Stand, Solar Power Plant and Technocrats Colony. When you die, the game offers a respawn at the nearest one. Horizon is the first you reach, through a short cave from the ravine where the game starts, and it is a No Build Zone. The regions are the Woods, The Estate, Maple Island, Solar Facility, Urban District, White Hell and Skyscrapers. A cold zone is colder than the land around it, and a banner tells you when you walk in.

There are 5 fast travel posts, at Horizon, Solar Power Plant, Church, Crow's Nest and The Last Stand. Each is a wooden post with a sled. Walk up to it and unlock it once, and from then on you can travel between any posts you have unlocked. Fast travel does not work during combat or in a severe snowstorm. The traders are Anna, Condor, Dr. Sonnenberg, Eric Hirsch, the General Trader, Logan Boyce, Skinwalker and The Mule.

The Places layer is on when the map opens and shows the named places, fast travel posts and traders. Switch on Resources to plan a mining run: it marks 1,357 boulder and tree spots, covering Rock, Flint, Iron, Coal, Sulfur, Copper, Gold and Moonrock Boulders. Loot containers marks 1,955 spots of 24 kinds, from Frozen bodies to Military crates, for planning a looting route. Notes and recordings shows 49 recipe notes, each teaching a recipe, and 36 recordings and notes. Loose items shows single items to pick up, Shelter and stations shows beds and workbenches standing in the world, Breakables shows pallets to break, and Wildlife shows where animals roam. Pan and zoom to move around, switch layers in the panel, and search a place by name. The address keeps your current view, so you can share it.

Named places on the Permafrost map

Safe zones

Name	Spots nearby	Nearest fast travel post
Church	217	Here
Crow's Nest	106	Here
Horizon	143	Here
Solar Power Plant	203	Here
Sonnenberg's Clinic	263	Horizon (about 230 m)
Technocrats Colony	89	Church (about 300 m)
The Last Stand	3	Here

Exploration zones

Name	Spots nearby	Nearest fast travel post
Bunker 21	57	Horizon (about 450 m)
Bunker Checkpoint	36	Horizon (about 200 m)
Candlelight Inn	18	Church (about 250 m)
Charles' Park	66	Last Stand (about 120 m)
Convoy of Couriers	32	Church (about 140 m)
Hunter's Glade	21	Church (about 240 m)
Improvised Radio Tower	66	Church (about 260 m)
Municipal Parking	29	Last Stand (about 40 m)
Nomad Camp	37	Horizon (about 90 m)
Promenade (House Camp)	201	Crow's Nest (about 110 m)
The Dam	5	Solar Fields (about 290 m)
Water Tower	114	Church (about 170 m)

Caves

Name	Spots nearby	Nearest fast travel post
Bone Cave	46	Horizon (about 160 m)
Cougar’s Den	—	Church (about 430 m)
Landscar Cave	70	Horizon (about 120 m)
Rift Cave	56	Church (about 320 m)

Scavenging areas

Name	Spots nearby	Nearest fast travel post
Crater	53	Horizon (about 280 m)
Frozen Pond	21	Church (about 380 m)
Gas Station	1	Horizon (about 230 m)
Military Area	111	Horizon (about 220 m)
Shallow Rift	71	Church (about 150 m)

Cold zones

Name	Spots nearby	Nearest fast travel post
Renegade Camp	45	Church (about 320 m)
Shattered Convoy	55	Crow's Nest (about 280 m)
The Crater's Military Convoy	34	Church (about 250 m)
Woodcutters Outpost	38	Church (about 360 m)

Meeting places

Name	Spots nearby	Nearest fast travel post
Greenhouse	211	Crow's Nest (about 170 m)
Rat Queen's Crossing	86	Solar Fields (about 90 m)

Fast travel points

Post	Named place	Type of place
Fast Travel: Horizon	Horizon	Safe zone
Fast Travel: Solar Fields	Solar Power Plant	Safe zone
Fast Travel: Church	Church	Safe zone
Fast Travel: Crow's Nest	Crow's Nest	Safe zone
Fast Travel: Last Stand	The Last Stand	Safe zone

Traders

Trader	Where
Anna	Church
Condor	Charles' Park, The Last Stand, Church
Dr. Sonnenberg	Sonnenberg's Clinic
Eric Hirsch	Technocrats Colony
General Trader	The Last Stand
Logan Boyce	Solar Power Plant
Skinwalker	Hunter's Glade
The Mule	Hunter's Glade, Church, Promenade (House Camp), Solar Power Plant
Trader at Horizon	Horizon

Regions

Region	In-game journal
Woods	A perilous stretch of frozen wilderness that regular Metropolis citizens abandoned years ago, deeming it too treacherous for scattered survivor groups to safely traverse. In their absence, nature has seized control: the forest now thrives with life, from swift foxes to packs of wolves and massive bears. For those brave or desperate enough to venture here, prime hunting grounds and valuable natural resources await, though every step deeper carries the very real threat of becoming prey yourself. Scattered throughout are remnants of the old world: hunting towers hunting towers with their ladders mysteriously gone and caves offering temporary refuge, abandoned woodcutter camps and military outposts slowly consumed by Cold Zones, and frozen convoys that never reached their destination. At the heart of it all lies Hunter's Glade, once a thriving meeting place for hunters and a center of trade, now a frozen monument to a way of life lost to the endless winter. Woods are also, as every place these days, kind of a tomb: for those who failed to secure entry into the Slumber Project, the ones heading to Metropolis from elsewhere in promise of a better tomorrow and for those consumed by whatever lurks in the dark.
The Estate	Once a symbol of wealth and privilege, The Estate now stands as a stark monument to a bygone era. The Technocrats have fortified this decaying opulence, transforming the ruins into a formidable fortress with barricades of scrap metal, watchtowers constructed from salvaged materials, and a network of tunnels connecting the buildings.
Maple Island	The heart of Metropolis—a complex of skyscrapers surrounding a city park, serving as the city's showcase and proof of its size and class. However, in the first years of Permafrost, it became clear that these places, despite their expensive high-quality materials, don't cope well with strong icy winds.
Solar Facility	A sprawling complex of rusted metal and cracked concrete, the Solar Facility stands as a monument to a failed attempt at sustainable energy. The once-pristine solar panels are now covered in grime and snow. Scavengers have repurposed the facility, establishing a precarious foothold amidst the decaying infrastructure.
Urban District	The remains of a once-busy city district, now swallowed by snow, silence, and the dangers that moved in after civilization fell.
White Hell	A brutal stretch of permanent cold, where the wind bites harder than any blade and every step toward Maple Island feels earned.
Skyscrapers	—

Map layers

Layer	Kinds	Spots
Places	8	165
Travel	1	5
People	1	15
Resources	9	1,357
Loot containers	24	1,955
Notes and recordings	2	85
Loose items	86	458
Wildlife	7	19
Shelter and stations	6	133
Breakables	8	232

Resource boulders

Boulder	Pickaxe	Spots
Rock Boulder	Stone Pickaxe	218
Flint Boulder	Stone Pickaxe	200
Iron Boulder	—	196
Coal Boulder	Flint Pickaxe	163
Sulfur Boulder	Flint Pickaxe	137
Copper Boulder	Flint Pickaxe	136
Gold Boulder	—	109
Moonrock Boulder	—	54

Permafrost Interactive Map

Named places on the Permafrost map

Safe zones

Exploration zones

Caves

Scavenging areas

Cold zones

Meeting places

Fast travel points

Traders

Regions

Map layers

Resource boulders

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Places

Travel and traders

Resources

Loot containers

Notes and recordings

Loose items

Shelter and stations

Breakables

Wildlife

Named places